Alaska elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Alaska held elections in 2015. In Alaska, school board elections were held on April 7 for three seats in the Anchorage School District, as well the municipal election for Mayor of Anchorage. School board elections were held for four more seats in two school districts, all of which featured among America's largest school districts by enrollment, in October. This was a lighter year for Alaska as 2014 saw elections for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, state executives, state senate, state house, statewide ballot measures, local ballot measures, school boards and state courts. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Alaska Candidate filing deadline for municipal elections February 13, 2015 Anchorage Municipal election School board elections April 7, 2015 Voter registration deadline September 6, 2015 Absentee application deadline September 28, 2015 School board elections and local ballot measures October 6, 2015 Races to watch School boards Anchorage School District See also: Anchorage School District elections (2015) Three seats on the Anchorage School District School Board were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Seat E incumbent Kathleen Plunkett and Seat F incumbent Tam Agosti-Gisler‌‌ both sought re-election against one challenger each. The Seat G race featured two newcomers, Starr Marsett and Elisa Snelling, who competed for the vacant seat. Marsett previously ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012. The Seat F challenger, David Nees, also campaigned for the board unsuccessfully in both 2012 and 2013. Anchorage School District was the largest school district in Alaska and served 48,765 students during the 2011-2012 school year. Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Alaska school board elections, 2015 A total of three Alaska school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2015 for eight seats. One election was held April 7, 2015, and two were held October 6, 2015. Here are several quick facts about Alaska's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Anchorage School District with 48,790 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Fairbanks North Star Borough School District with 14,378 K-12 students. Anchorage School District and Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with three seats up for election each. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election. The districts listed below served 80,652 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Alaska School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Anchorage School District 4/7/2015 3 7 48,790 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District 10/6/2015 2 7 14,378 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 10/6/2015 3 7 17,484 Ballot measures See: List of Alaska ballot measures Municipal elections See: Anchorage, Alaska municipal elections, 2015 Local ballot measures See: Local ballot measures, Alaska October 6, 2015 ballot measures in Alaska 2015 marijuana measures in Alaska Local marijuana on the ballot d Houston, Alaska, Commercial Marijuana Ban Initiative, Proposition No. H-1 (October 2015) a Palmer, Alaska, Commercial Marijuana Ban Initiative, Proposition No. P-1 (October 2015) Voting information Links related to voting in Alaska: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Alaska. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Alaska. All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Alaska. Alaska provides early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 15 days before an election and ends on election day. There is no online voter registration in Alaska. Primary information Alaska uses a top-four primary for congressional and state-level offices. Under Alaska's top-four primary system, all candidates for a given office run in a single primary election. The top four vote-getters, regardless of partisan affiliation, then advance to the general election. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Alaska saw 54.4 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Alaska saw 58.9 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in Alaska Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alaska + elections + 2015" Alaska elections News Feed Footnotes